North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

James H. Hilton Coliseum is the site where the Iowa State Cyclones (5-1) will try to beat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5-3) on Wednesday.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks faced CSU Fullerton and earned the victory with a final of 73-57 in their last game. North Dakota ended having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (24 of 48) and made 10 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Hawks made 15 of their 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to defending, North Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the field on 22 of 48 shooting. CSU Fullerton doled out 5 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, CSU Fullerton snagged 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. CSU Fullerton ended up shooting 53.8% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 13 tries. They converted 6 of their 12 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up finishing with 14 and CSU Fullerton totaled 22 fouls.

Tsotne Tsartsidze is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 30 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. He walked away with 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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North Dakota heads into this contest with a mark of 5-3 so far this season. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per outing (217th in Division 1) while going 45.2% from the field. The Fighting Hawks are connecting on 34.4% on three-point attempts (64 of 186) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a team, North Dakota is collecting 33.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 112 assists for the season, which has them ranked 56th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Fighting Hawks are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 143rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 77 conceded for the year. The Fighting Hawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (217 of 470) and they surrender 33.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 244th in college basketball in opponents points per game (71.3).

The last time they took the court, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-53 against Connecticut. With respect to rebounding, Iowa State allowed Connecticut to pull down 45 overall (18 on the offensive side). They shot 26.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Cyclones permitted Connecticut to convert 22 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.5% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cyclones finished shooting 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Iowa State made 3 of their 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a rate of 60.0%. Connecticut earned 15 fouls in the game which got the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 13 steals in this matchup. The Cyclones were able to collect 12 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 19 in this game.

Osun Osunniyi ended up being a factor for the Cyclones for the matchup. He made 5 of 7 for this game for a rate of 71.4%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 27 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Iowa State has a mark of 5-1 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cyclones are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which is 180th in D-1. Iowa State has accumulated 440 pts on the season (73.3 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per game (61st in the nation) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. The Cyclones have committed 20.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa State defense allows 27.0% on shots from beyond the arc (37 of 137) and their opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 10.5 assists and 34.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 73rd and 174th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cyclones on the defensive end are ranked 25th in D-1 in PPG given up with 58.3. They are forcing 21.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.8% from the floor (34th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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